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Rays can clinch with win over lowly Tigers

Sep 25, 2008 - 10:05 AM Tampa Bay (96-62) at Detroit (71-86), 1:05 p.m. EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Rays look to clinch their first division title in franchise history when they visit the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.

Tampa Bay is coming off a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles to cut the magic number in the American League East to one. The Rays can also clinch with a loss by the Boston Red Sox (93-65), who host the Cleveland Indians.

Scott Kazmir (12-7, 3.36 ERA) will be on the hill for Tampa Bay and can tie his personal career-high in victories with one more win.

The lefthander threw six scoreless innings in Tampa Bay's 7-2 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

Getting one more victory could come easily for the Rays against the Tigers, who appear to have bailed.

Detroit was outscored, 21-6, during its three-game sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals and fell into last place in the AL Central. It was the sixth straight defeat for the Tigers, who have dropped 12 of 13.

Rookie Armando Galarraga (12-6, 3.58) will be on the mound for the Tigers, looking to snap a personal five-start winless streak.

The 26-year-old righthander did not factor in the decision during Detroit's 6-5 loss to Cleveland last Friday, but pitched well - allowing three runs over 7 2/3 innings.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 7 1
    DETROIT 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 x 7 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JASON HAMMEL (6TH), CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), TROY
    PERCIVAL (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, FERNANDO RODNEY (8TH) AND
    DUSTY RYAN


    Sep 25 3:53 PM
  • 10
    roots
    EDog Added 5 roots

    Rays 5, Tigers 7  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 25 3:51 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BEN ZOBRIST (10) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA SCORED GABE GROSS AND ERIC HINSKE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5, DETROIT 7
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.245, 0-FOR-3)

    Rays 5, Tigers 7  Top 8, 0 OutsSep 25 3:25 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CURTIS GRANDERSON (21) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF CHAD BRADFORD.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2, DETROIT 7
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.234, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays 2, Tigers 7  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 25 3:11 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED MARCUS THAMES.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.285, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 2, Tigers 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 25 3:09 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ERIC HINSKE ALLOWED RAMON SANTIAGO TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M THAMES ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    DETROIT 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.317, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays 2, Tigers 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 25 3:03 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY EVAN LONGORIA (27) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: W AYBAR (.253, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays 2, Tigers 4  Top 7, 0 OutsSep 25 2:53 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DUSTY RYAN (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    5TH OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R SANTIAGO (.297, 2-FOR-2, 2 HR, 2 RBI)

    Rays 1, Tigers 4  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 25 2:23 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE HESSMAN (5) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 4TH OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 3
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.235, 1-FOR-1)

    Rays 1, Tigers 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsSep 25 2:07 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RAMON SANTIAGO (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 2
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.244, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 1, Tigers 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 25 1:53 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RAMON SANTIAGO (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.245, 25 HR, 56 RBI)

    Rays 1, Tigers 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 25 1:19 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0
    DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
    DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R SANTIAGO (.284, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
    M THAMES (.245, 25 HR, 56 RBI)
    M ORDONEZ (.318, 20 HR, 98

    Rays 1, Tigers 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 25 1:15 PM

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